The effect of capitation on GPs' referral decisions
In the Norwegian capitation trial, the payment system for general practitioners (GPs) has been changed; a practice allowance component has been replaced by a capitation component and the fee-per-item component constitutes a smaller part of a GPs practice income than previously. From the theoretical modelling of GPs' referral decisions, we predict that the replacement of the practice allowance by a capitation component will increase the rate of referrals to specialists. This hypothesis is supported by an exploratory empirical study with data from a sample of GPs participating in the experiment. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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2000
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Authors: | Iversen, Tor ; Lurås, Hilde |
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Health Economics. - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., ISSN 1057-9230. - Vol. 9.2000, 3, p. 199-210
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